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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 20, 1991
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor
Hinchliffe at the Hesse Park Community Center, 29301
Hawthorne Boulevard. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to
the flag, roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: HUGHES, McTAGGART, RYAN, AND MAYOR HINCHLIFFE
ABSENT: BACHARACH
Also present were City Manager Paul D. Bussey, Deputy City
Manager Mark Rohloff, Environmental Services Director Robert
Benard, Public Works Director Catherine Reed, City Attorney
Carol Lynch and City Clerk Jo Purcell.,
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
After the addition of the hearing date for the Trails
Plan (Councilman McTaggart), Councilman Hughes moved,
seconded by Councilman Ryan to approve the agenda as
presented. The motion carried unanimously.
CONSENT CALENDAR
After removal of the item concerning the Trails at Tract
No. 33206, the consent calendar was approved as follows on
motion of Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilman Hughes.
Adopted a motion to waive full reading of all ordinances and
resolutions adopted at the meeting with consent to the waiver
of reading deemed to be given by all Councilmembers after the
reading of the title.
MINUTES
Approved the minutes of August 6, 1991.
ORDINANCE NO. 268 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL (1301)
Adopted ORDINANCE NO. 268 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
RELATING TO THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE AND
AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE.
ORDINANCB NO. 269 REGARDING THE USE OF PARR FEES
(1201 x 1203 x 1409)
Adopted ORDINANCE NO. 269 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
RELATING TO DEDICATIONS FOR SUBDIVISION RELATING TO PARK
IMPROVEMENTS AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL
CODE.
STORAGE CONTAINER FOR PT. VICENTE INTERPRETIVE CENTER (1201)
Accepted with thanks the offer from Los Serenos De Pt.
Vicente to donate an 8 ft. x 15 ft. storage container and
associated installation costs for use at Pt. Vicente
Interpretive Center,
KLONDIKE CANYON GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT AND
ACLAD - APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS (1201)
(1) Appointed Tom A. Appleby, John M. McCarthy, and Ned. C.
Skillman to the Klondike Canyon Geologic Hazard Abatement
District, each for a four year term of office, (2) Appointed
David E. Gilmore and Stephen L. King to the Abalone Cove
Landslide Abatement District, each for a four year term of
office.
MIRALESTE R &P DISTRICT APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBER (1201)
Appointed Kenneth Holt, M.D. to fill out the unexpired term
of Michael Lawler to November, 1993.
TRACT NO. 46422 - ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (1411)
(1) Accepted on -site and off -site street improvements, storm
drains, water system, sanitary sewers and grading as
completed and released the Faithful Performance and Labor and
Material Bonds. (2) Directed the City Clerk to notify the
surety and the developer.
CLAIM.AGAINST THE CITY BY SHANNON HUTCHINS (303)
Rejected the claimant's application for leave to present a
late claim and directed the City Clerk to advise the claimant
of the City Council's action.
WAIVER OF SIGN PERMIT FEE - PENINSULA SYMPHONY. (1203)
Authorized the Director Environmental Services to waive the
application fees related to Sign Permit No. 554 for one
temporary sign.
RESOL. NO. 91 -57 REGISTER OF DEMANDS
Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 91 -57 ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND
DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE
PAID.
The motion to approve the consent calendar carried on the
following roll call vote:
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AYES: HUGHES, McTAGGART, RYAN, AND MAYOR HINCHLIFFE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: BACHARACH
ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:
TRACT NO. 33205 - ACCEPTANCE OF CAMELIA TRAIL EXTENSION AND
VISTA POINT ( 710 X 12 01)
Director Benard presented the August 20th staff memorandum
and the recommendation to accept the Grant Deed of Easement
and the Irrevocable Offers to Dedicate public trails in the
common open space area of Tract No. 22306, authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to sign the Certificate of Acceptance
and instruct the City Clerk to record the Grant Deeds with
the County. He noted that the City Attorney had proposed a
revised Irrevocable Offer, copies of which had been presented
to Council.
Tony Todora, 28 Avenida De Azalea, stated his opposition to
horses going through his neighborhood.
Director Benard clarified the fact that the horse trail
existed along the southern and eastern perimeter of the
property outside of the residential development in the open
space lots.
Trails Committee Chair Barbara Dye, 7035 Hartcrest Drive,
stated that the Camelia trail would not be an equestrian
trail and only that portion of it that would eventually link
to the Loop Trail would be equestrian.
Councilman Hughes moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to
continue this item. The motion carried.
RECYCLE WINNER
Mayor Hinchliffe announced that David Berkowitz was the
recycling lottery winner for the month of August and would be
eligible for a year's free service of trash pick -up.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
HEARING DATE FOR TRAILS PLAN (701 x 1201)
Councilman McTaggart requested that the public hear.ng on the
Trails Plan be continued to the last meeting in September
because he would be out of town for the September 3rd
meeting.
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Because the public hearing had already been published,
concern was expressed for the legal implications and
confusion created by changing the hearing date.
Councilman McTaggart moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to
change the Trails Plan public hearing date to September 16,
1991. The motion carried.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS:
PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON GRAFFITI CONTROL.
Deputy City Manager Rohloff presented the staff memorandum of
August 20, 1991 which contained several alternatives for the.
City Council to consider including in a graffiti ordinance.
Captain Dennis Mangan of the Lomita Sheriff's Station,
responded to the Council's questions about the confiscation
of spray cans from juveniles, and the fact that it is a
misdemeanor to be seen in the act of defacing property. He
suggested that the Council consider a restitution component
which could be enforced if an act of vandalism was
prosecuted.
Staff was instructed to prepare an ordinance much like that
enforced in the City of Los Angeles,
STATUS OF DIRECTIVES
No changes were made to the document presented.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:10 P.M. the meeting adjourned on motion of Councilman
McTaggart, seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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